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Not long ago, a woman from Brooklyn named Shavonne wanted a catsuit to wear to a costume party. She went to Trash and Vaudeville, a clothing store in the East Village, and spoke to Jimmy Webb, a salesman. "I don't have catsuits," Webb told her. "No one's the same across the shoulders and chest," he said, tracing the wings of her collarbone with his finger. "Catsuits have to fit perfectly, and they're expensive." Webb is also the store's buyer. "If I buy six," he said, "I can only sell one." Shavonne was disappointed. "Here's what you do," Webb told her. "You go to Capezio, on Broadway, and buy a unitard. You know what a unitard is?" She shook her head. "A full-body ...